Improved But Still Not Good Enough: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 Revisited

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Published on March 8, 2025 5:03:42 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdxOQ2kGMc

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Metal Gear Solid (1998)

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Revisiting this Metal Gear collection in 2025 reveals a string of improvements on the latest patch 2.0 - notably a new graphics menu on console and PC that boosts the native resolution in MGS2 and 3. Nintendo Switch performance is also improved for each of these games, though it's still targeting 30fps. Tom digs into the highs and low points of Konami's ongoing work - and also the impressive efforts of the game's mod community on PC. UPDATE: 08/03/25: a correction here - the MGSHDFix mod is originally created by Lyall, with contributions and uploads handled by Afevis on this and other mods that are well worth checking out. For more details on the related mods used in this video check the links below:

https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolid3mc/mods/139
https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolid3mc/mods/54

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00:00 - Introduction/Patch 2.0 Explained
02:56 - Launch vs Patch 2.0 Comparisons
06:41 - Switch Frame-Rate Tests
08:10 - PC Mods Revisited
10:16 - MGS1 Features Added
11:48 - Conclusion